Jake Rodríguez

Key Information

Jake Rodríguez
Born	(1965-10-02) October 2, 1965 (age 60) Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Statistics
Weights	Light welterweight Welterweight Light middleweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	38
Wins	28
Wins by KO	8
Losses	8
Draws	2
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Evaristo "Jake" Rodríguez (born October 2, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 1997.^[1] In 1994 he defeated Charles Murray to become the IBF junior welterweight champion.^[2] Two successful defenses of the title were made, until a loss to Kostya Tszyu in 1995. Later that year Rodríguez challenged WBC welterweight champion Pernell Whitaker, but lost via knockout.

1. ^ Boxing record for Jake Rodríguez from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved July 2, 2016.
2. ^ Hirsch, Jack (2020-03-06). "Jack Rodriguez - the club fighter who became king". Boxing News. Retrieved 2023-08-08.

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